PLAN Annual Review 2013 English

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Contents

Message from the Country Director

Our Work

Our Reach

Milestones

Achievements in 2013

Partnerships

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An increase in access to health and school services and programmes, accompanied by a broadening shift in attitude and behaviours by community members and local and national authorities, means that more children are developing more effectively in their first and continuing years of life. Meanwhile the targeting of economic insecurity at the household level, remedying of poor sanitation and hygiene at the community level, mainstreaming of child rights, DRR and gender at all levels, and capacity

Plan International Cambodia’s robust achievements across numerous sectors contribute significantly to Cambodian children and youth realising and being guaranteed their rights.

development of duty-bearers continues to advance the cause of Child-Centred Community Development (CCCD) in Cambodia.

There are numerous lessons to be gleaned from this past year. While Plan International Cambodia’s programming is holistic and comprehensive there are still gaps which need to be addressed to ensure all of the most marginalised and vulnerable individuals are reached. Moreover Plan International Cambodia

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must continue strengthening CCCD at all levels, and maintain and build its position as a champion for and leader of CCCD in Cambodia. The implementation of the new Community- Managed Project (CMP) approach is a strong candidate to flagship these efforts and it is through innovation such as this that, in FY14 and beyond, Plan International Cambodia can continue to contribute to the one Plan, one Goal strategy.

The substantial progress made in FY13 could not have been realised without the support and cooperation of several key groups. First and foremost the vast efforts of the staff of Plan International Cambodia should be recognised– they are the lifeblood of the organisation and without their commitment and perseverance little would have been accomplished. second a moment should be taken to thank our colleagues in the Royal Government of Cambodia, especially the institutions and line ministries whom we cooperate with and struggle alongside in our mission to better the lives of children and their communities.

This year in particular has shown our partnership to be stronger than ever, and Plan International Cambodia was awarded three medals of recognition from distinguished members of government citing our exemplary work. Finally we give thanks to our partners in civil society for joining Plan International

Cambodia in our fight agianst child poverty and for ensuring that the principles and concepts our organisation is founded upon are transposed into the communities we work with.

Although Plan International Cambodia only currently targets Kampong Cham, siem Reap and Ratanakiri provinces with sponsorship-oriented programmes, it is important to note that it plays a large and diverse role in supporting efforts which improve the lives of children across many regions in Cambodia. The organisation is proudly engaging with child rights issues in 11 provinces; is partnered with the World Food Programme (WFP) to implement a school Feeding Programme in siem Reap province; implements Community-led Total sanitation with the support of the Global sanitation Fund (GsF) in 5 provinces; works alongside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 8 provinces; and supports the local nGo, the nGo Coalition on the Rights of the Child (nGoCRC).

Thus, without further ado, I am pleased to present our organisation’s Milestones and Achievements from the 2013 financial year.

Mr. SupriyantoCountry DirectorPlan International Cambodia

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Plan Cambodia strives to ensure that children and youth realise their full potential and live within societies which respect people’s rights and dignity.

our key sectors include:

1. early Childhood Care and Development (eCCD)2. education3. health4. livelihood5. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WAsh) 6. Child Rights7. Governance8. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)9. Gender

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Above all, Plan Cambodia is steadfast in its belief in Child-Centred Community Development. This model is guided by human rights principles and standards, emphasises the importance of responsibility and accountability, and entrenches inclusion and non-discrimination, gender equality, and participation. It places the child at the centre of development but is strengthened by partnerships at all levels.

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eCCD iPe yADThe Early Childhood Care and Development programmeaims to lower child mortality rates by building collaboration between families, communities and service delivery structures. Parenting education, the establishment of community preschools, maternal and newborn health, nutrition and networking and advocacy are critical components of this programme.

The Improving Primary Education programme strives to support better access to and quality of primary education, especially for girls, which promotes learning and ensures the broad protection of children. Improving the child-friendliness of schools, child empowerment and participation, and networking and advocacy are critical components of this programme.

The Youth and Development programme supports access to quality and integrated programmes and services on education, health, participation, protection and youth employment opportunities. Access to lower secondary schools is the key target area, while the programme is complemented by a sexual and reproductive health dimension. Advocacy and networking are also critical.


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Plan Cambodia operates sponsorship-oriented programmes in three provinces in Cambodia – Kampong Cham, Siem Reap and Ratanakiri – where the life cycle design is employed. These Programme Units (PUs) were established in 2002, 2004 and 2011 respectively.

In addition Plan Cambodia collaborates with partners such as the World Food Programme (WFP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Global sanitation Fund (GsF) on projects in a total of eleven provinces across Cambodia. It also supports the nGo Coalition on the Rights of the Child (nGo-CRC) and conducts advocacy which extends from the local to national levels.

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Plan Cambodia has operated in Cambodia since 2002, helping poor children to access education, health, sustainable livelihoods and protection. Our work benefits more than 600,000 children and reaches nearly 80,000 families.


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Plan Cambodia as the highest budget

and lowest overhead of Plan programmes at least in

the region, and budget well planned and

effectively consumed in FY13 (100%)

Debut of community

managed projects and sponsorship

Mid-term review of our

country strategicplan

Child-friendly Community model

introduced

Child Friendly Journalist award

initiated

Role of front line staff shifted from sponsorship

based to social mobilisation

The first five-year Country Strategic

Plan was completed.

Disaster Risk Reduction programme

introduced as a cross-cutting issue to be

integrated into all projects

A new Programme Unit

in Ratanakiri province openedRollout of second

five-year Country Strategic Plan

The Bamboo Shoots manual (a procedural guide for training in

the principles of Child- Centred Community

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AChieveMents in 2013


early Childhood Care

and Development (eCCD)


Achievements at a glance

Siem Reap

Kampong Cham

2009 Baseline 13% 12%

FY15 Target 33% 60%

2013 Actual 71% 80%

Siem Reap

% of parents who have access to ECCD information and services

Kampong Cham

% preschool attendance in Siem Reap and Kampong Cham provinces

2009 15%

2013 93%

Entry in 2004/2006 0%

71% and 80% of parents in targeted areas in Kampong Cham and Siem Reap province, respectively, have access to ECCD information and services.

Plan Cambodia continues to

advocate and cooperate with key government institutions and is active in providing support on ECCD at all levels of governance.

4�,875 Childrenreceived breakfasts at school on learning days.

More than 90% Preschool attendance in target areas in Siem Reap and Kampong Cham provinces, exceeding Plan Cambodia’s FY15 target.

10 community preschools were established (7 in Ratanakiri province), bringing the total number of

Plan supported preschools to 331.

179 new community preschool teachers were trained by the Ministry of Education, supported by Plan Cambodia.

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FY13 marks continued and strong progress in the ECCD sector.

Awareness of eCCD amongst parents and caregivers in Plan Cambodia target areas has improved, and 386 new parent groups have been formed across two provinces.

10 new preschools (7 in Ratanakiri) have been established, which contribute to 5,059 children (2,115 girls) between 3 and under-6 having attended preschools last year. With support from Plan Cambodia the Ministry of education (Moe) has trained 179 community preschool teachers (167 female). Furthermore 4,875 children have received breakfast on school days. These achievements contribute Plan Cambodia exceeding its FY15 target of 90% preschool attendance rate in the Kampong Cham and siem Reap PUs.

Plan Cambodia also continues to work alongside duty-bearers at all levels, for example with the Provincial Office of Education (POE) and District Office of Education (DOE) in training of teachers; the POE, Provincial Office of Women’s Affairs (PoWA) and Commune Councils (CCs) in training of community animators and core parenting groups; and working with CCs and the Commune Committee for Women and Children (CCWC) on project monitoring, implementation, and so on.

At the national level Plan Cambodia has participated in two workshops, which focused on the education sub-sectoral Plan, the education strategic Plan 2013-18, and national pre-school implementation guidelines. Plan Cambodia also participated in an eCCD network (neCCD) conference with partner organisations and facilitated an exposure trip for key MoeYs staff to view vietnam’s eCCD programming.


Case study

In 2012 Plan Cambodia established a community preschool in Dauntei commune, Kampong Cham province.

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new Preschools in kampong Cham and Ratanakiri

Mothers vann Phoeuk, 35, and Tuy sarath, 38, say that over the past year they have witnessed an improvement in the children’s

health, capacity and desire to learn, and overall confidence.

village leader Mr sao saron pointed out that the parents themselves

have felt less burdened by struggling to provide for their children – specifically because of the feeding programme. In

addition nutrition education provided by Plan Cambodia means that the food served is much healthier than the

dishes served at home.


The Commune Committee for Women and Children (CCWC), Ms King

seang, 46, recalled that the children enjoy the new food and new school so much

that children too young for school will also come. “We cannot stop them from coming. sometimes they will come and sit in class

on the laps of the older children.”

Commune leader Mr Moeung soun agrees this approach is better, saying:

“It is important that Plan only comes to our community to facilitate activities, and that we are the people who decide and implement

them.” In addition he is contented because he feels that the relationship with

Plan Cambodia is “truly a partnership and Plan really keeps their promise.”

In Ratanakiri province Plan Cambodia has begun to implement similar projects using the Community Managed Project (CMP) approach. since 2011 the Taveng Krom Commune Council have received training from Plan’s local partner, nGo Krousar Yoeung, on issues such as early Childhood Care and Development (eCCD), community mobilisation, recruitment, project management, budgeting, transparency and accountability, and so on.

The Commune Council has since been responsible for consulting with the community and identifying the location for the preschool; recruiting volunteer teacher; initiating bidding for the construction project; and monitoring and overseeing it.

This CMP approach is the next generation of programming which Plan Cambodia is beginning to implement. It is the ultimate goal in a quest for sustainable and effective Chid-Centred Community Development in Cambodia and, if successful, will have a wealth of lessons to share amongst the global Plan offices and development community.


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education



1,880 students (1,118 females) attended remedial classes and 98% were able to progress to the next level of education.

250 student councils from 250 schools have been trained on child rights.

8,363 food scholarships and 1,587 cash scholarships were administered in Siem Reap province during FY13. The School Feeding Programme provided daily breakfast in 445 primary schools.

95% and 68% of teachers trained on Child Friendly Schools are applying these skills in school in Kampong Cham and Siem Reap province, exceeding Plan’s FY15 targets.

Plan Cambodia attended various

consultations and workshops with government institutions such as MoEYS-Primary Education Department (PED).

FY15 Target 80%

2013 Actual 95%

Baseline 50%

% of teachers trained in Child Friendly Schools who are applying their skills in school

Kampong Cham province

FY15 Target 65%

2013 Actual 68%

Baseline 0%

% of teachers trained in Child Friendly Schools who are applying their skills in school

Siem Reap province

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1,368 books were provided to 18 primary school libraries and

2,4�35 student textbooks on child rights for grade 6 were distributed to target schools.

Primary school enrolment campaigns

involving 5,356 participants were conducted in Kampong Cham, Siem Reap and Ratanakiri province.


summary

There have been marked improvements in the education sector in FY13 through interventions targeting both primary and secondary schools.

Primary school enrolment campaigns were implemented in 4 districts of siem Reap province, 2 districts of Kampong Cham province and 2 districts in Ratanakiri province. A cumulative 5,356 participants took part in these events. Accompanying this feat, reopening events were held at schools across two districts in Ratanakiri which involved more than 800 students.

The school Feeding Programme, implemented in partnership with World Food Programme (WFP) and PoeYs, has been implemented in 445 primary schools in siem Reap Province. In addition to the provision of daily breakfasts at these schools, 8,363 students have received food scholarships and 1,587 cash scholarships in Plan target areas in siem Reap.

Increasing student access to and quality of schooling for vulnerable children has continued to be a central focus during FY13. Plan Cambodia coordinated with the MoeYs and Doe to provide training to principals and educators, and in Kampong Cham and siem

Reap provinces 95% and 68% of the 257 teachers previously trained on Child Friendly schools were shown to be applying the new skills. school support Committees (ssCs) were also subject to capacity building for improved quality of education and awareness of child rights.

Finally, to empower and enable students, support for student councils continued and 129 meetings in 48 target schools were able to take place. 250 additional student councils from 250 schools have been trained on child rights.


Case study

Tra is 13 years old and lives with her mother in Balang Commune, siem Reap province. she is studying in grade 7 at the local primary school and receives a food scholarship provided by World Food Programme, in partnership with Plan Cambodia. Under the terms of her scholarship she receives ten kilograms of rice per month (for ten months out of the year) but she must maintain at least an 80% attendance rate. she also receives a daily breakfast at the school.

her mother, sam Yen, was divorced from her father several years ago. The man was an alcoholic and compulsive gambler and before leaving he sold the family’s land for his own profit. Since this time Sam Yen sold cakes locally to make a living but was only able to raise about $0.75 per day. Recently chronic illness has prevented her from selling cakes and the responsibility to provide an income has fallen to Tra and her older brother Prak. It is safe to say that without the support of the food scholarship the girl could not continue her education and her family would be much more vulnerable.

eighteen year old Tot lives in svay Chek commune, siem Reap province. she was born with a birth defect and only has one arm. her family are rice farmers and have eight children. Tot is the second youngest.

since 2002 Tot has been sponsored through Plan Cambodia to attend school and has excelled in her studies. she will begin grade 11 after the summer vacation, and if she is able to complete grade 12 she will be the first member of her family to finish secondary school. she resolves to study a lot so that she can become a teacher or perhaps even go to university – a possibility as she is ranked number one in her class.

girls empowered by Plan’s support for schooling

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In her spare time Tot takes part in a Plan Cambodia sponsored children’s club, where she tackles issues of child rights, WAsh and nutrition. In addition she organises and teaches english classes for children in the community, for three hours each evening. she enjoys

this role because: “I can contribute to my community and even though I don’t know so much I can still teach them the foundations.”


health



7 health centres and 7 maternity wards were constructed across Siem Reap and Kampong Cham provinces, registered 5,150 second ante natal care visits (ANC-2) and 2,523 childbirths.

Plan Cambodia maintains its

position as Chairman of the NGO taskforce, Reproductive Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH).

Improved feeding practices of children aged 6-24 months were disseminated in

62 villages in Kampong Cham and Siem Reap provinces.

6,032 (4,866 females) parenting group members received refresher training on the 12 key family practices.

Plan Cambodia is active in the Provincial Technical Working Group

Siem Reap

Kampong Cham

2006/2010 52% 70%

FY15 Target 62% 85%

2013 Actual 76% 85%

Siem Reap

Kampong Cham

% of mothers who gave birth in publichealth facilities and who were accompanied by skilled birth attendants

Siem Reap

Kampong Cham Siem Reap

% of youth who have increasedawareness of Sexual and ReproductiveHealth (SRH)

Kampong Cham

FY15 Target 70% 25%

2013 Actual 79% 43%

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More than 71,4�20 out of school youths accessed SRH facilities, while at least

15,039 in-school students received information and/or education on SRH.

25 health centre staff received advanced training on nutrition,

and 7 newly graduated

midwives completed training on childbirth and newborn care.

for Health (PTWGH) in its target provinces, and attends National

Nutrition Working Group (NNWG) meetings and the Annual Nutrition Conference.


summary

Progress in the health sector has been strong overall in FY13.

Plan Cambodia has been working at the community level to build 7 health centres and 7 maternity wards during FY13. This translates into an increased number of mothers who gave birth in public health facilities and shows Plan Cambodia exceeding its FY15 target in siem Reap and Kampong Cham provinces.

Plan Cambodia continued to support village health support Groups (vhsGs), who mobilise and guide their communities around health issues. Meanwhile schools were supported in taking preventative measures against dengue, diarrhea and acute respiratory infections through increased education and awareness. Those who have been diagnosed with illnesses have been forwarded to relevant health facilities.

sexual and Reproductive health (sRh) education of youths and access to facilities has continued to be a central focus, and Plan Cambodia’s programming has realised rates of sRh awareness that exceed the FY15 goals for this indicator.

Community based nutrition projects also continued to make progress in FY13, seeing improved feeding practices disseminated broadly in 62 villages. nutritional behaviour change communication (BCC) messages were printed and disseminated among local parents, while the Grow Monitoring Programme (GMP) was carried out to monitor the progressive nutritional status of children in select communities.

At the national level Plan Cambodia has continued to focus its efforts on advocating and assisting the development of a national health framework, policies and guidelines such as communication participation policy for health, national reproductive health strategies.


Case study

The construction of Dauntei health Centre’s maternity ward was completed in 2012. Before its establishment there was no place for women to receive attention during pregnancy and childbirth. offering antenatal, delivery and postnatal care this facility has shifted the status of maternal healthcare in the area from very poor to good.

Maternity Ward safeguards Women and Children

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six midwives overseeing the daily activities of the ward. These

young women were born in the commune and returned home after completing their studies because, as Ms Pat sophai, 27, said: “When I was young there were many cases

in this area of women dying during pregnancy or childbirth. It was scary to me… now

I am working here to help change the situation.” since its opening

more than 100 women give birth safely within its walls.

In the months preceding childbirth pregnant mothers come for four routine check-ups, which are used to screen for complications, provide counselling and give the mothers iron supplements which help prevent birth defects and anaemia. In addition, immediately following birth newborns receive the hepatitis B and BCG vaccinations – in many other centres this would not be done for at least four days.


In parallel Plan Cambodia has also provided training and capacity building to the village health support Group (vhsG). This group of volunteers conducts door-to-door education on WAsh, immunisation and the importance of antenatal care. They also advocate for and support women to make use of the maternity ward, ensure that under-one children in the community receive timely vaccinations, and distribute contraceptives.

Ms Yim Mom, 32, a mother of four, gave birth to her most recent child at the new

facility. Though the midwives only recommended four check-ups she visited the clinic seven times,

and because of this felt more at ease and confident giving birth than before. she says that as a result

of the new maternity ward, “awareness of the importance of maternal healthcare has increased in

the community. now everyone knows and uses the ward and the bad experiences which

happened before do not happen as often.”


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household economic security (hes)



4�,729 cooperating farmers (2,913 women) from 325 villages have been targeted through the Promoting Climate Resilient Livelihoods Project.

A project manual has been developed for the Empowering Families Project, to share an effective model of working with the poorest families and vulnerable groups and enable replication.

1,891 poorest and most vulnerable families have received step-by-step counselling services for the Empowering Families Project.

90% (more than 760) of partner families completing counselling show positive behavioural changes (e.g. reduction in domestic violence, confidence in accessing public services, etc.).

2 annual forums were held to listen to concerns related to the livelihoods of the poorest and most vulnerable families. These involved 397 participants (225 women) in Siem Reap and Kampong Cham provinces.

118 villages in 20 communes across 7 existing Plan Cambodia districts in Kampong Cham, Ratanakiri and Siem Reap provinces were identified for the Out of School Youth Vocational Training Project.

5 vocation training Project steering Committee (VTPSC) meetings were held, and included officials from the Department for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (DTVET) (part of the MoLVT) as well as NGO partners.

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Plan Cambodia developed a 4 year project log frame and a drafted a

generic vocational training model (for July 2013 to June 2017), and signed an MoU with the MoLVT.


summary

Overall good progress is demonstrated in the HESsector for FY13.

During FY13 the “Promoting Climate Resilient livelihoods for small-scale Farmers in Most vulnerable and Dry land Areas” project has been developing farmer organisations and networks; expanding knowledge of local authorities and other stakeholders in sustainable management of natural resources; and increasing access to markets. The project supports 3,250 beneficiaries, 234 commune council members, 650 farmer promoters, 1,610 famer group leaders and 952 committee members of natural resource management groups.

In addition the “empowering Families Project,” targeted 1,891 poorest and vulnerable families in siem Reap and Kampong Cham provinces. These have received livelihood related skills training as well as support packages. of the families targeted, 891 were done so during FY13 (374 in siem Reap province and 517 in Kampong Cham). In addition at least 50% of the beneficiaries reported that their family income improved, while 38 community-based saving groups (comprising 331 families) were established. having implemented this project for more than 5 years a practical and effective model of working with the poorest and most

vulnerable families has been documented, pools of trainers established, and the project is ready for replication on a larger-scale.

The “vocational Training for out of school Youths” programme has made few achievements at the community level in FY13. however substantial achievements were made in preparing to begin implementation.

As a result of the above: over 80 percent of school aged children in the target communities improved their school performance and are more confident to participate in development

activities. All partner families have increased their usage of local public health services. Finally local authorities (commune councils), health centres, health operational districts have improved their knowledge on the issues faced by the poorest and most vulnerable families.


Case study

Kid Kroch lost his leg to a landmine in 1988 and found it difficult to survive after the incident. His livelihood – farming – had become impossible and he turned to begging to feed his five children. In years afterwards he was barely been able to support his family, and without his leg he had no confidence to participate in events in his community. He therefore felt isolated. Having lost her own leg at 19 his wife, noun nuy, has experienced much the same.

Plan Cambodia and partner Krousar Youeng visited Sre Prang village in 2011 and identified Kid Kroch and Noun Nuy as the poorest family. Monitored and supported by Plan Cambodia, Krousar Yoeung subsequently helped the family secure land to cultivate and trained them on improved farming methods and animal husbandry. Today the family grows rice, a variety of fruit and vegetables and raise chickens.

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For the first time ever they have savings – accumulated by selling the

product in the local community – and even take part in a savings group. Kid Kroch says

that these are useful particularly in emergency situations. The family also hopes

to buy a bicycle and make improvements to their house, and believes these will raise the

quality of living for their grandchildren. Both of their grandchildren

are now able to attend school.


In 1987 Mr Chhean Choeu, 46, also lost his leg to a landmine and suffered much of the same exclusion and destitution. In 2011 he was selected as a beneficiary of an HES project and was given training on animal husbandry and improved farming methods. This project however was implemented by the Cambodian Centre for study and Development in Agriculture (CeDAC), in partnership with the eU.

Before the intervention Chhean Choeu’s family – comprised of himself, his wife and seven children – had no income. They were subsistence farmers and the children were required to help with chores and agriculture tasks in order to survive. As a result his first four children did not go to school and his second son migrated illegally to Thailand, in search of better prospects.

In the years since the implementation of the project this family’s situation has significantly improved. The better outputs from crops and extra income generated from selling chickens has allowed Chhean Choeu to expand his livelihood activities. Today he owns 150 ducks, 43 chickens, 5 pigs, 3 cows and grows rice and vegetables. his current income is approximately 600,000 Riel (approx. UsD 150) per month, and enables him to send his youngest three children to school at a cost of 5,000 Riel per day. his second son has also returned from Thailand.

Chhean Choeu explained that now his children’s education is a top priority: “I want

my kids to go for better education and become what they want to in the future. If they are knowledgeable, they have more choices. I don’t want them to leave

home and migrate to another country again.” he also saved UsD 600 to buy a mechanical rice

processor, which de-husks large quantities of rice at a faster rate than by-hand. he offers the use of this machine

free to his neighbours, on the condition that he keeps the waste husks to feed his livestock. he is motivated

to find more ways such as this to increase his income and better the position of his family.

Reflecting on their progress thus far, Chhean Choeu explained: “Before, I dare not attend meetings with

other villagers because I was too poor. As my family’s income is better now, many villagers approach

us for help. They respect and value my family.”


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Water, sanitation and

hygiene (WAsh)



66 ceramic water filters were installed in 24 schools.

18,308 household latrines were built by communities following exposure to the CLTS project, which benefited 92,040 individuals (46,940 women).

187 wells were constructed in villages as well as in community preschools, which benefited 14,800 individuals (7,548 women).

70 existing wells were rehabilitated.

35 latrines were constructed in 37 preschools

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conducted in 1,205 villages and 118 of these were declared Open Defecation Free (ODF).

Participated in

a networking groupat the national level which meets every month, and in a

sub-sector working group on sanitation and hygiene.

global hand Washing Day and national sanitation Day.

Events were held to celebrate

Plan Cambodia worked alongside the Ministry for Rural Development (MRD) and the National Coordination Mechanism (NCM) to execute, implementand establish monitoring of

the CR-shiP programme.


summary

In FY13 WASH made solid progress towards ensuring cleaner and safer communities in Plan Cambodia target areas.

At the household level the WAsh sector promoted good practice of sanitation and hygiene through the dissemination of 3 key messages– the first regarding the installation and use of latrines, the second advocating regular hand-washing and the third sharing the importance of drinking clean water.

At the forefront of WAsh initiatives targeting the household and community levels is Community-led Total sanitation (ClTs). ClTs aims to support the creation of open Defecation Free (oDF) communities through a non- subsidised approach. The target communities are guided in conducting an assessment of sanitation in their area but must themselves mobilise broadly to combat the identified issues, and must construct their own latrines (based on available resources and guided by designs made available by Plan Cambodia).

In addition to raising awareness of water and sanitation issues at the household and community levels and supporting transitions to oDF communities, in FY13 Plan Cambodia has supported the construction of improved water

sources in communities, assisted in the creation of Water and sanitation User Groups (WsUG), and built capacity within the community to managing these new water sources.

At the institutional level the WAsh sector supports schools (preschools, primary schools and secondary school), health centres and administration offices through the construction of WAsh facilities and the promotion of good hygiene behaviour amongst stakeholders. In addition the WAsh programme provides capacity building to local authority and government officers who partner with Plan Cambodia (particularly on ClTs).


Case study

Latrines and Wells in kampong Cham

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After ClTs triggering had been conducted in svay Popea village of Dambae Commune in Kampong Cham province, the community began to accept that current sanitation and hygiene behaviour was risky and must be changed. With technical support from Plan Cambodia the community constructed latrines from the resources which were available to them, and a total of 89 latrines (of which 30 are flush and 59 are dry pit) now service the 119 households of the village.

Deputy village Chief Mr loch lanh recounted this change in his community: “Before 2006 there

were no latrines at all. open defecation was the norm in our community.

It was passed down to us through the practice of our forefathers. now everyone

here has adry pit latrine. some have even upgraded to flush latrines.

There are no more cases of worms in the stomach, and much

less diarrhea.”


even though the community has felt such significant

impacts as these and are glad to have the basic dry pit latrines, they are extremely

motivated to transition to the improved flush variety. Mr loch lanh said: “All of the people

in the village want a flush latrine. An example of why is when it floods in the rainy season, the water

can be contaminated from the latrines and promote disease. This disease does not only affect our family

but the whole community. so we will continue to educate and to encourage

to build flush latrines.”

In addition Mr Cheang Cheam, the 2nd Deputy Commune leader, mentioned that the practice of open defecation had been difficult for the community. The grounds were far away from the house and when you were sick it was difficult to reach the area in time. The distance and remoteness of the defecation grounds also was a concern for the women and girls of the community; before they had latrines there were many more cases of rape.


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Child Rights



In FY13 Plan Cambodia supported

670 children’s clubs in 11 provinces (9,725 children/5,560 girls),

50% of children’s club membersare vulnerable children – i.e. those with disabilities, facing extreme poverty, orphans, affected by HIV/AIDs, minority children, children victimised by abuse etc.

From the experience of implementing the Family Protection Network (i.e. working with 389 Community Based Child Protection Networks to help protect children from all forms of violence and abuse) Plan Cambodia

is developing a national model for Child Protection.

Plan Cambodia has supported the development of the

national Plan of Action for Children (nPAC) and the national Child Participation guideline (nCPg), which are in the process of being refined and finalised.

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In FY13 Plan Cambodia introduced the

Child friendly Community indicators into communities in all three PUs – Siem Reap, Kampong Cham and Ratanakiri provinces.


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Over FY13 Plan Cambodia’s Child Rights specialists have been striving to: link and strengthen existing mechanisms at the national and sub- national level.

Predominantly advocacy efforts over the preceding financial year have focused on engaging the Cambodian national Council for Children (CnCC), in coordination with other nGos. At this level the aims have been to initiate a dialogue for the creation of national guidelines on child participation (in the present absence of any such tool), and to include child rights into the national Action Plan.

Mainstreaming of child rights on the other hand has been tackled over FY13 through incorporating the child rights agenda into IPe programming, i.e. into the curriculum and environment of primary schools across the 3 PUs. similarly child participation is addressed at the local, commune and provincial level though the YAD programme, where over FY13 youth have continued to be encouraged to form clubs, to partake in school governance initiatives, and to front DRR agendas within their communities and schools.

Another initiative which has been implemented during FY13 is the Family Protection network (FPn) project. This continues to see awareness of child rights (and child abuse) raised amongst children and youths, adults and particularly duty-bearers, so that they have the skills to make their communities child safe. In addition the stakeholders are introduced to the relevant legal frameworks which can protect them and understand how to identify and report violations.

Plan Cambodia has cooperated with partner nGos such as the nGo Coalition on the Rights of the Child, to build capacity for child rights organisations on child participation at all levels. Another critical activity of in FY13 was the introduction of the Child Friendly Community indicators, which dictate the ‘child-friendliness’ of a community via 18 statistics (such as literacy, child birth registration, school attendance rates, dropout rates, health-related issues, etc.).


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governance



The Child Friendly Community model,which emphasises local action and transfers ownership to the local actors,

was introduced in 10 communes of Siem Reap and Kampong Cham Provinces.

CfC indicators have been introduced to inform local actors of their environment’s childfriendliness. These indicators enable the community to easily identify and act on deficits, and more able to demand or provision for rights.

At sub-national and national level, advocacy and networking

are used to influence key actors (both in government and multi-lateral agencies). These activities strive to build the momentum of and coordinate efforts to address child rights violations.

institutional capacities of local organisations (including CBOs and Commune Councils) have been built. For example bank accounts have been opened for Communes, while the CMP approach utilises the CC as the driver of the project at the community level.

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Plan Cambodia has integrated governance into each of its diverse sectors and thus realises

broad progress in each of its country programmes.


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Governance is an importantdimension of Plan Cambodia’scurrent work.

It is integrated into every dimension of the diverse programming, and in doing so embodies a holistic approach to strengthening local mechanisms, in line with the national government’s Decentralisation and Decon- centration (D&D) agenda.

As has been seen across the sectors already reported in the preceding paragraphs, by strengthen and building upon existing structures Plan Cambodia has been able to bolster the relationship between communities, local authorities, provincial authorities and national authorities. Thus, based on the achievements of other sectors, it is possible to say that cumulative progress towards improved governance in Cambodia has been significant.


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Disaster Risk Reduction

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During FY13 Plan Cambodia has incorporated DRR into schools. These educational platforms provide a launching ground for awareness

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Plan Cambodia’s DRR sectortargets this risk through fiveapproaches in FY13.

First Plan Cambodia is prepared to act in an emergency response capacity should it be required to. Although this is only in a limited capacity, there are 500 emergency response kits at each PU office and these can be used to respond anywhere in Cambodia. second, Plan Cambodia can and has previously provided recovery assistance (in terms of food aid) to

those who have been left devastated by natural disaster, for example in siem Reap.

Third the DRR programme focuses on establishing and strengthening the capacity to prepare for, manage and respond to disasters at the community level. This has included incorporating DRR materials into the school curriculum. Complementing this is the fourth aspect of DRR programming, the safe schools Project. Plan Cambodia has supported the establishment of 12 such schools (in Kampong Cham, siem Reap, Ratanakiri and Phnom Penh).

Finally the fifth approach is to work at the national level to support the Committee for Disaster Management. Plan Cambodia has in FY13 provided training to 5 provinces on DRR skills, and helped formulate provincial DRR plans and a training module. In addition, national level engagement has sought to raise awareness of the AseAn Agreement on Disaster Management and emergency Response (AADMeR), and provide input on the development of national policy and guidelines.

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that were conducted in 15 primary and 10 lower secondary schools in 2 target districts. There were 3,933 participants (1,811 females) from primary school and 3,950 (2,074 females) from lower secondary school.

raising activities, such as the 25 recent DRR campaigns

gender


In FY 13 Plan Cambodia has developed a

gender sector framework in

FY13 and supported the development of

a national Plan on violence Against Women.

Plan Cambodia has also developed

training of trainers (tot) materials, so that gender values can be disseminated more broadly (for example the principles of gender equality and the overall concept of gender mainstreaming).

Campaigns on Women’s and girls’ Rights were organized in early March, while International Women’s Rights Day was celebrated near 28 target schools. A total of 8,556 participants participated in the campaigns.

Plan Cambodia organised a

16-Day campaign to eliminate violence against women, in collaboration with MoWA and CARE International.


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In collaboration with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA), Plan

Cambodia organised Because i Am A girl (BiAAg) events in three provinces (Siem Reap, Kampong Cham and Ratanakiri). In Siem Reap there were 164 participants, Kampong Cham 150 participants, and Ratanakiri 122 participants. At the national level, almost 500 participants joined the event.


summary

Although perhaps the smallest sector in terms of staff presence and budget, gender is an issue which has found itself to be present in almost all of the work conducted across the three core country programmes. This cross-cutting theme focuses its efforts in two areas, first and foremost gender mainstreaming and second on focused programming seeking to raise awareness of gender issues. During FY13 gender mainstreaming primarily targeted the sensitisation of data and of project design, implementation and evaluations. In addition the mainstreaming focused on disseminating the four principles of gender equality: 1) gender blind, 2) gender neutral, 3) gender awareness and 4) gender transformative.


OtheR key initiAtives

Advocacy and networking

Child friendly Journalism

strengthening CsOs for gPP

As part of its country strategy Plan Cambodia expends a large amount of energy on advocacy and networking activities. The efforts made in this area are designed to complement the three country programmes (eCCD, IPe and YAD) and underpin and strengthen their progress, achievements and sustainability. Through advocacy and networking Plan Cambodia has successfully been raising awareness of and mainstreaming child rights and the related issues discussed in the preceding sections at the national and sub-national levels.

It is also in this way that Plan Cambodia is able to build strong relationships with other nGos and government institutions. For example some Plan Cambodia most developed relationships have come through networking and advocacy initiatives with the national Centre for Disaster Management (nCDM), the Cambodian national Council for Children (CnCC), the Ministry of education, Youth and sport (MoeYs), the Ministry of health (Moh), the Ministry of social Affairs, veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MosAvYR), the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA).

In 2011 Plan Cambodia – in partnership with the Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) – initiated the Child Friendly Journalists Award. This project aims to identify and recognise the most child-friendly journalists in the country through their submission of stories relating to children’s rights issues. Following the success of the 2011 process, Plan Cambodia decided to implement a 5-day training and field practice for 26 journalists on Child Friendly Journalism during the 2012 competition. This work demonstrates progress in a niche but particularly valuable area – identifying and developing the capacity of child-friendly journalists in Cambodia.

While engaging local nGos as project implementation partners, Plan Cambodia also applies effort to strengthening their organisational practices. In line with the principles and strategy of CCCD Plan Cambodia supports these organisations to reduce dependency on donors, build the skillset needed to ensure long-run sustainability and ensure that they are able to play a meaningful role in Cambodia.

In addition this organisational development initiative in part relates to the nGo Governance and Professional Practice (GPP) certification, administered by a consortium titled the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC). The GPP certification judges whether NGOs are professionalised, they adhere to minimum moral and ethical principles and standards, they are accountable and they demonstrate overall good organisational practice.

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tackling exclusion

Plan Cambodia has also been attempting to tackle exclusion in Cambodia through its programming. While this is most often reflected in the individuals, households and communities that Plan Cambodia’s projects target, the organisation also constantly strives to increase the number of excluded people who it is able to reach and increase the geographic areas it engages with.

An example of how this is being accomplished is the 2011 expansion of Plan Cambodia into Ratanakiri province, an area which is both remote and home to a large number of minority groups. Currently Plan Cambodia is working with these minority communities in Ratanakiri Province through projects such as establishing preschools. While – as has been seen earlier

in the report – this is an area where Plan Cambodia has significant expertise and experience, the context in this province is both different and more challenging, and Plan Cambodia has to utilise innovative and new methods. For example, the fact that many of the minority populations speak a first language other than Khmer means that preschools must utilise a bilingual approach for the first time.


PARtneRshiPsPlan Cambodia would also like to take a moment to acknowledge and thank our many partners in improving the lives of children and the communities and societies in which they live. We appreciate their support, cooperation and solidarity in struggling to raise awareness on and integrate into practice child rights.While all actors at all levels who engage with Plan Cambodia are considered our partners, the following lists the institutions who we have worked alongside in FY13.

government Partners

Cambodian national Council for Children (CnCC)

Ministry of education, Youth and sport (MoeYs)

Ministry of health (Moh)

Ministry of social Affairs, veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation (MosAvYR)

Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA)

Ministry of Rural Development

national Committee for Disaster Management (nCDM)

Cambodia-India enterprise Development Centre (CIeDC)

international non-governmental Organisations (ingOs)

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netherlands Development organization (snv)

Fondazione onlus (Italian) (CevsI)

Pact Cambodia

World vision Cambodia (WvC)

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Local non-governmental Organisations (ngOs)

Centre d’etude et Développement Agricole Cambodgien (CeDAC)

Cambodian Children Against starvation and violence Association (CCAsvA)

Child help line Cambodia (ChC)

Cambodian Farmer economic Development (CFeD)

Cambodian health education Development (CheD)

Child Rights Foundation (CRF)

Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC)

Cambodian Centre for the Protection of Child Rights (CCPCR)

Cambodian Women’s Crisis Centre (CWCC)

End Child Prostitution and Trafficking (ECPAT)

Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC)

Khmer Youth Association (KYA)

Krousar Yoeung Association (KrY)

legal Aid Cambodia (lAC)

nak Akphivath sahakum (nAs) (Community Developers)

neary Khmer (nK)

non Govnermnetal Committee on the Rights of the Child (nGoCRC)

PFDC

Phnom srey organization (PsoD)

Rain Water Cambodia (RWC)

Reproductive health Association of Cambodia (RhAC)

santi sena (Peace Army)

sovanna Phum (sP)

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Documents

PLAN Annual Review 2013 English